Top Ten Responsible Investment Trends in China in 2019With the rapid development of responsible investment in China over recent years, the responsible investment concept, in a broad sense, including green finance, environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and impact investment, is increasingly recognized and accepted by Chinese financial institutions. SynTao Green Finance and China Social Investment Forum (China SIF) jointly released the Top Ten Responsible Investment Trends in China in 2019, which may be useful for various stakeholders in observing trends in China.

The 6th China SIF Annual Conference Successfully Hosted, ESG Investment to Represent a New Development ConceptOn December 4th, the 6th China Social Investment Forum (SIF) Annual Conference took place in Futian, Shenzhen. As a leading event in responsible investment field, the annual conference attracted guests from both international and domestic industry leaders and practitioners, experts and scholars, other than regulatory bodies.

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SynTao Green Finance Verifies China’s First Green Asset Backed NoteOn April 24th, Beijing Enterprise Water Group (China) Investment Limited (hereafter referred to as “The issuer” or “BEWG”) has successfully issued its first asset backed note (hereafter referred to as “ABN”) in 2017, for which SynTao Green Finance delivered an independent verification as a third party. The 2 billion RMB senior tranche of the 2.1 billion ABN is rated as AAA level. The duration of this ABN is 7 years and the interest rate for the first level of senior tranche is 3.8%.

SynTao Green Finance provides verification to the 1st corporate green panda bondOn Aug 1st, Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited (00371.HK) issued the first corporate green panda bond in China with an issuance of RMB 700 m (USD 105 m). SynTao Green Finance, as a third party verifier, provided assessment and verification to the bond. “The issuance of the corporate green panda bond indicates various potential types of green bond and the expansion trend of the green bond market, which contribute a lot to the establishment of China’s green finance system.”, said Ms. Tracy Cai, the CEO of SynTao Green Finance.

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Financial market is towards fully integrating ESG in its business process, as a way to mitigate risks, achieve long-term return, and contribute to sustainable development of the world as a whole.